Propeller sailboat machine



Aug. 17, 1943. J. CASIPLE 2,326,757

PROPELLER SAILBOAT MACHINE Filed April 18, 1942 7 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. be (Peat 9Z9 Aug. 17, 1943. J. CASlPLE 2,326,757

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PROPELLER SAILBOAT MACHINE Filed April 18, 1942 7 Sheeis-Sheet s INVENTOR. Joe Cami ole 6 nrromvzr J. CASIPLE Aug. 17, 1943.

PROPELLER SAILBOAT MACHINE Filed April 18, 1942 '7 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR. foe Chat 0Z6 m A TTOR NE Y J. CASIFLE Aug. 17, 1943.

PROPELLER SAILBOAT MACHINE Filed April 18, 1942 '7 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR. Jive Card Ole in VIIIIIIII'II'I" V i'll" 7 .El .EIIEEI Illl l. El...

Aug 1943. .1. CASIPLE 2,326,757

PROPELLER SAIIJBOAT MACHINE Filed April 18, 1942 '7 Sheets-Sheet 6 INVENTOR. Jbe Ca .57 0 22 BY TE g ATTOj/VEY Patented Aug. 17, 1943 i 7 PA SAILBQAT MACHINE rrbviammnn l' x m litiamen 13mins, 1942,. serial K011333513 j 7 (or-2 m n) This invention relates to new and usetul improvements in a propeller salil boat; e hIore specifially, the invention proposes the construction oi"- e, proFLel-ler sail beet machine supporting a Wind propellei one}com-netted by means of-a. transmission with, said screw propeller and arranged a manner to sense the screw propeller to be rotated to advance the boat machine as the wind propeller ismtated; f p

. characterized. by a neatfhodymMviderlwithe conventional sorew propeller endavertioal frame emu. further it is -proposed;to characterize the V screw propeller by a, mechanism rotatively sup-I portingit and ao justeble in e manner to cause the screw propeller to be roteterl in a; cl-ireetim to move the boat forwards or rearwarcis while the wind propeller continually rotates in one direction. l e

A furtl er object oi the mvention proposestlae provision of a means the transmission system for automatically amt mstmtly cliseonnee-ting the wind propeller from the serevv propeller in the event of a, quick change in wind direction causing the propeller to he rota-ted a w'rong d-irectione j V I It is further proposed to provide the; frame with ,a, hor'montelcirculertrack rotativelyr sup porting aspider having a, radially extending pre1- paler support rod uponww-hicl seigi propeller r an to cause the propeller to be ietatecltherebyv 1 7 It is further proposed. to arrange tlie wind-V nnie solthat itma-y be shiftedwithfrelation to the; propeller and spider into ak second positionee pable of rotating/the: spider tomove end-mama tain the wind propellei' in, ag. position extended transversely of the wind. current in a manner to.- maintain the propelier in an inoneretive position;

It is a further object of this invention to em virle the sail boa t machine w-itlra novel manually controllable means arranged; to retain the wind? vane in either of" its two p-ositi-ons A further zobjeet of the yinventiongprogoses a.

Wind vane from" either one of, two (positions into the other of its positions when tl i e nieens for retaining the wind van e in position has been released to have the propeller in either: 5, ofierative or inonerative positions. I

It is ffirtherlproposed to. provine tneiseil boat meehanism' with a manuen controllable device controlling thevmqvemen tfojf a ruddermolinted upon the heck of the boat easiest theboeft over thesurfece of the wetere .L For inrthe ce rehnsiomcf this invention, and oi-the obd e t's ani advantage'stl ereo'f, rerererioe-f will be ha} tithe. :ro1 1 wmgdeter-moon ena aq onmagnyine drawings-,endtot invention are inore pelrtieuleirly set forth.

teriel partoof loenre-z H I F'g l is a, side elevational view f In the aoom'n'anying drawings forming- & mea-v a p opeller tlais'injiienti'ons I i U ig is? e 9W eeii ee i e n tannauy 6n he me 2. ,2 of. Fig. 1.

eta-part nvof Fig, lr agntl lieving port-ions thereoi broken away to reveal rear construction,

Fig. 4: iswahtop plan view of a,- ;lortion ot non per se.

siilostantiallyoh the line 5 -6 of Fig, 5', Fig. 1'? is an enlarged detailed elevationalview of-{a'portionef- Fig; '1 partially sectioned to reveal the constrnctiom 35 Fig, 315 vertical sectional view taken Dime line 841 ct Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is, a, partial plan, view; looking ire-the direction-0f theline 9: 9 of Fig. 7.

me. 1g is aihqi'izontal sectional 'viievv taken m on the line 19:10 or Fig. 1..

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line l5 llliof Eigrli, I ii igiflfi isfa berspeetive view of the lock mesh: hism pliedto the wincivane; V 1

7 Fig Ht learn enlarged vertieal detailed sectional view-oithe battem portion of the sail boatrmemanually controllable: means for shitting the chine e l'a mfi which file varions'novel; features; of the "1 nim'maehini anstmctea in. aveabraan cel'with v Fi a is.;a; zgg n ges riletail'ed elevatioiiajliview- Fign. 67S an enlarged .verticel sectionalview V Q v Fig.;=15 isa -vertioel seetional view teken on the mechanisms, per se.

connection.

' Fig. 18.

Fig. 22 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially on the line 22-22 of Fig. 17.

Fig. 23 is 'a' horizontal sectional view taken substantially on the line 2323 of Fig. 17.

Fig. 24'is an enlarged vertical sectional, view taken'on the line 24-24 of Fig. 23.

Fig. 25 is a perspective View of the shaft shown in Fig. 23 with the pulleys in position thereon.

Fig. 26 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially on the line 25-+26 of Fig. 1'7.

Fig. 27 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view taken on the line 2'|2l of Fig. 26. r

Fig.- 28 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 28 28 of F1527, I

Fig. 29 is a top plan view of one of the brake Fig. 30 is a plan view of thesteering mechanism of the sail boat machine. 7

"Fig. 31 is a'verticalsectional view taken substantially on the line 3l- -3lf of 30. Figk32 is aperspective View of Fig. 31. a

a he propeller sail boat'machine, according to this invention; includes a boa't hull I 3 supporting a frame. Theframe includes ,a pair of spaced platforms ll extendedbetween the sides of the hull I!) (see-Figs. 3 and 4). Four vertical posts [2. extend upwards from the platforms' H and have their bottom 'ends securel'y attached to the platforms by means of'screw's l3," Intermediate of their ends the posts 12 have braces 14 securely extended therebetween at positions superimposed above the platforms 1 Auxiliary upon the top end of the main shaft 24.

in a coaxial position from the top ends of the posts I 2 and I8. This means comprises a plurality of rods 39. The outer ends of the rods 30 are bent to engage through openings formed in lugs 31 integrally formed upon the top ends of the posts l2 and l8 (see Figs. 1 and 3).

The inner ends of each of the rods 30 are bent to engage through openings formed in one of a plurality of lugs 32 formed on the top face of 'thecap member 27. The rods 33 act to maintain the cap member 2'! in its coaxial position with relation to the posts l2 and i3 and the circular track 19 and firmly support the stub shaft and maintain its socket opening 25 engaged The stub shaft 26 supports a spider consisting of a plurality of radially extending arms or rods 33' (seexFigs. 1, 3 and 4) projecting from the stub shaft 26 and having their outer ends freely disposed between the adjacent faces of the track members l9 and12fl forming 'the circular track l9. With this construction it is possible for the stub shaft 23 and the spider which it supports to rotate independently of the track l9 and the cap member 2'! and still-maintain its engaged position with the main shaft which is free to be rotated independently of the stub shaft 26.

One of the rods 33' forming the spider actsas a support fora wind propeller 33. This wind blades 36 which'have their outer, ends securely platforms I5 extend outwards from the brace l4 and have their free ends supported upon'downwardly extending posts 16 (see Fig. 1). The bottom ends of the posts Is are attached to platforms I I mounted between the sides of the hull ID of the'boatn 1 Intermediate of their ends the auxiliary platforms 15 areprovided witlrupwardly' extending posts l8 and the posts 12 and i8 adjacent-their top ends are arranged to support a horizontal circular track 19. Thishorizontal circular track l9 comprises a pair of vertically spaced circular vertically spaced positions with "the adjacent facesof the track members being devoidof any Amain shaft 24 is rotatively supported coaxially of the frame and extends vertically therethrough. The top end of the main shaft 24 engages into a socket 25 (see'FigHI) formed on a stub shaft 26; The stub shears: has itstop end rotatively supported me cap member 21. The cap member 21 is provided with an inwardly directed bottom flange 28 engaging between a pair of spaced flanges 29formed on the stub shaft 26 adjacent the topend thereof; Means is provided for supporting the cap member 21 support the track members in their horizontal v attached to -'a ring =31. An angle member 38 is provided for attaching the outer end of each of the" propeller blades 39 to the ring 3! and is provided for maintaining the outer ends of the .propellenbladesequally spaced. Intermediate oftheir ends the propeller blades 36 are provided on opposite sides with angularly. shaped rings 39 from which a plurality of radiating rods 40 extend. The outer-ends of the rods 43 are attachedto angle members 4| securely mounted at spaced positions upon the tubular shaft 34.

' The rods 40 are provided for maintaining the propeller blades 36 in their'radiallyiextended positions with relation 'tothe shaft 34." The end of theshaft 34 disposed upon therod 33 is closed by means of a cap 42 which freely encircles the support rod 33. A collar'43' is mounted upon the support rod'33' and prevents outward movement ofthe tubular shaft 34 with relation-tothe supportrod 33". This collar 43 is maintained in position upon the support rod 33 by means of a set screw 44; The other end of the tubular shaft 34 is closed by means of a gear 45 which rotatively encircles the support rod 33'. The gear 45 is of the bevel-type and meshes with a complementary bevel gear 46 mounted upon the top end of the main shaft 24 immediately below the bottom end of the stub shaft 26. A pin 4'! is engaged through'a portion ofthe beveled gear 46 and main shaft 24 for securely mountin the beveled gear 46' in position upon theshaft 24. The construction is such that the propeller 33 is free to rotate upon the support rod of the spider and rotations thereof will be transmitted to the main 153 has its bottom end bearing against the top.

end of the tube 555! and its top'endsecurely a tached to a pin 153 mounted on the side of the shaft24. When the wind propeller 33 rotates in a'proper direction the cam surface 5| will engage the cam surface 50 and cause the tubular shaft 48' to be rotated. However, if' there is a quick wind change causing the wind to strike the propeller fromthe back and rotate it in the opposite direction, this opposite rotation will cause the cam surface 51 to disengage the cam member 5!: and raise the tube ltli! to free the main shaft 24 from the tubular shaft 53 and prevent the tubular shaft from being rotated in a wrong direction. The

pi'nionlifi mounted on the'bot'to-m end of the tubular shaft 48 continuously meshes .withcne of a pair of adjacent beveled gears fisfixedly sup ported on a shaft 53.

' The shaft 53 is fixedly supported by means of a pair of brackets 56 mounted upon the bottom of the hull of the boat 10. A horizontal shaft 55 extends from a position adjacent the beveled gears 52 through theback ofthe boat and is provided with a screw propeller 56. of 'the'shaft 55 is providediwithapinion 5'! selectively engageable with one or the other of the beveled gears 52 for driving the screw propeller 56 in one direction or the other. Mechanism is provided for shifting the position of the shaft 55 to control the engagement of the gear 5'! with the gears 52, and the details of this construction will be hereinafter given.

The front or inner end thewind vane-6t The otherend of the -flexible cord i2 is securely attached to a colla r l llrotatively-but non slidablyisupported upon a complementary collar whichslidably engages the stub shaft 26; A second flexible cord 76 issecurely at tached to the collar 15 and extends fupw ards through loops-11 mounted upon the'cap member 2'1. The free end fifths-second flexible member E6 extends downwards along cnefcf the posts It (see Fig. 3) andconncts with amechanismfor pivotingv the latch'lever 65 for); disengaging its latch member 51 from its keeper t8. This latter shaft 8% is freelym'ounted upon'the' ro" v bottom end of the rod 85" carries a s, rocket wheel A wind vane 69 is fixedly attached to a shaft 7 8! adjacent the top end of this shaft (see Figs. 3,

The shaft fil is rotatively sup- 5 14 and 16) ported in 2; lug 62 formed on one of the rods 33' of the spider. The bottom end of the shaft 6! is rotatively supported in a lusts mounted'on' the outer end of a bracket 64 securely attached to a tubular shaft fi fi encircling the main shaft.

'24. Means is provided for holding the wind vane in an initial position in which the wind propeller 33 will be faced directly into a wind current. This means comprise a latch lever 66 pivotally supported upon a 'pin- 87 mounted upon one side 1 of the wind vane 59. The outer end of the latch lever is provided with a triangularly shaped latch member 61 engageable upon one of a pairof complementary triangularly formed keeper surfaces 63 mounted upon brackets 89 attached to adjacent rods 33 of the spider supporting the vane 69. A bracket has its ends securely attached to the face of the vane 68. -'I-he central portion of thebracket i=3 isbulged outwards and engages around the lat-ch lever 68 (see Figs. 14 and 15). A contraction spring TE operates be tween the bracket 10 and thefree endvof the latch lever 56 for continuouslyurging th latch I A flexible cord '52 has-one end securely attached to the free end of the latch member 55 and is en-l gaged over a pulley moiu ted on the face of.

' tive to the tubular rod below the tub-L. from the rod .85 and engage co mechanism comprises a lock mechanism 513. the detailsof which will hereinafter-be given.

Means is provided .for turning the va'ne into either .ofits two: positions when the latch l'ever has been; moved to an inoperative position. "This meanscomprises agear l5 mounted upon an in-,

termediate portion'of the shaft 6!... This gear 19 meshes with a complementary gear 89 securely mounted on a tubular shaft 8 E mounted upon the tubular shaft 65 which encircles the main shaft .24. Thebotto'mend of the tubular shaft 8! carries a'g'ear-BZ which meshesii iithia gear 83 mounted upon a tu'bular shaft 8 5. The tubular shaft 84 is-supported upon a'rod The tubular The 85 over, which a chaintlengag'es; i The chain also engages over a second 'sproclr'etwhe'el 38 se-' curely mounted upon :a. shaft'fis rctatively supported ina bracket s3-..: -The bracket this mount 7 The rotation of the shaft as are transferred to f the rod 85 through the medium of the chain 'i andits respective sprockets.

' Means is provided forloclnng the tubular shaft 85 to the rod 35 to cause. this tubular shaft to be i rotated when therod is rotated (see Figslfi and This means co-mpris'eswa slidably but non o cuts 55; in the bottom endecf the tubular shaft 53 for connecting the tubular'shaft 53 and rod 85. The adjacent-ends or"- the tubular shafts 3,4 and i3 re provided with. inter-engaging teeth 96 which are adapted to engage each cther in. .a

raisedlpositionof; the tubular shaft 93 for con- I necti-ng theseshafts; Means is provided for raising the tubular shaft 93 and is characterized by an arm E31 pivotally supportedintermediate of'it:

ends upon. a squarepost 33s sported upon a 'platformtfi extended: betweenthewalls of-the i hull if! of the boat. One end of the arm Ql'is piv-' otally attached to a collar :ea whichnrotatively.

engages about the tubular'shaft' iii.

A collar l8! isjse'curelyimounted uponthe shaft 93 abovethe top end of the collar i639 and prevents the collar from moving upwards'rela- V v p H I The end'ofthe arm Si adjacent 1 the collar 169 is" more .sepc'ifi'cally provided with portion. fil whichienoir-cles the CQllal is attached thereto by means of brackets i532" engaged over opposite sides of the encircling-portion and securely attached to the collar The-free end iii-tile I arm 9? is provided with a roller ,553 'cver which a flexible cord 66 is securely-attached. This flexible cord ma: extends downwards and is attached to an intermediate portionof alever H25 5 piv tally supported atone lofits ends I tubular shaft 93 plementary cutby means of a pin I06 upon the post 98. A spring I01 operates between the lever. I and a portion of the post 98 for urgingthe lever I65 into a raised position in which. the: shaft-93 will be disengagedfrom the shaft84. A flexible cord I08 is attachedat one end to the free end of the lever I05 and passes over-a roller I09 and has its free end attached to a lock-mechanism IIil, details of which will hereafter be given.

The construction is such .thatthe lock mechanism'may be moved to draw the flexible cord I08 and pivot the lever I05 against the holding action of the spring IG'I to draw downwards on the flexible cord I04; This'pivots the arm 97 and raises the tubularshaft S3 to engage its teeth with the adjacent teethtt of the tubular shaft 84. In this position it is possible to manually rotate the handle 92 to rotate the shaft 98 andsimilarly rotate the rod 85 through the medium of the chain 81 and its sprockets 85 and 88'. Rotation of the rod 85 will be transmitted to the gear 83 through the medium of the inter-engaged tubular shafts 84 and 93 to rotate the gear 82 and tubular shaft 8|. As thetubular shaft8I rotates the gear 80 will be rotated to similiarly rotate'the gear 19 and shaft 6! to move the wind vane 60 out of its initial position or back to its initial position, depending upon the position of the vane at the time the handle 92 is rotated.

The means for controlling the engagement of the gear 57 with the gears 52 which was hereinbefore referred to,- is charaoterized'by a cylindrical member III fixedly mounted on a tube I IS in turn freely mounted upon a portion ofthe shaft 55 'adjacent'the gear 41. This cylindrical member III is engaged between a pair of superimposed channel members I I2 with its flat faces engaging the bases of the members II2. The members II2 have theirouter ends supported upon the brackets 54 which support the sha t 53. These channel members II 2 have their flanges directed towards each other to limit movement of the cylindrical member II I to the lateral. The tube H3 i freely mounted upon'the shaft 55and is provided with a pair of oppositely disposed outwardly extending lugs I I 4. The lugs I I4 have the Rotation of this-drum 'I I1 is controlled by a lock mechanism H8 (see Fig. 26), details of which will be hereafter given, for causing the cylindrical member III to be shifted alongthe length of the channel members II2 as the drum H1 is rotated in one direction or the other. As the cylindrical member III shifts along the a forward or rearward direction upon the surface of the water. v A

Means is provided for steering the hull 'I 0 across the surface of the water and is characterized by a rudder I I9 securely attached to a shaft I23 rotatively supported upon the back of the hull II), adjacent the screw propeller 55 (see Fig. 3). The top end of the shaft I29 is extended into the-hull I0 and is provided with a laterally extending lever I2I. A drum I22 is rotatively supported upon a shaft I23 mounted between the walls of the hull I0 and is provided at one side with a worm gear I24 meshing with a worm pinion i25, see Figs. 30, 31 and 32. The worm pinion IE5 is mounted upon'a rod I26 which extendsat an inclination to the boat bottom. The bottom end of the rod I26 is rotatively mounted in a socket i2? mounted upon the hull bottom; The top of the rod I is provided with a conventional hand wheel I 28 by which the rod I26 may be rotated to rotate the drum I22 through themedium of the worm gear I24 and worm pinion I25. A flexible cable I29 has one of its ends rotated about the drum I22 in onedirection, and the other of its ends extended to the rear of the hull I9 and connected to the laterally extending lever I2I.

A second flexible cable I39 has one of its ends wound upon the remaining portion of the drum iii? in a direction opposite to the direction in which the end'of the cable I29 is wound. The free end'of 'the'cable I30 is' likewise extended to the rear of the hull land is. connected to the radial lever I'Ai. The flexible cablesl29 and I3!) extend to the radial lever I2I from opposite sides thereof, see Fig. 2. This construction is similar to that in conventional use,'and as the hand wheel IE8 is turned the drum I 22 is turned to wind .one cable on the drum and unwind the othercable therefrom. This causes one cable to be pulled while the other is slackened, similarly pullingthe radial lever I 2| and turning the shaft 52- to shnilarly turn the rudder I I 9.

Each of the lock mechanisms 78', I49 and IIS is alike in construction and each is characterized a drum H! (see Fig. 26).

Thedrum I I! of the lock mechanism I8 has the flexible cord I5 which extends from the lock mechanism of the wind vane I53 wound thereon. The drum II! of the lock mechanism III] has the cable I94 of the wind vane turning mechanism wound thereon.

drum In of the lock mechanism H8 has the ends of the cables I I5 of the screw propeller reversing mecha'nism wound thereon as was length of the channel members I I2 the position of the shaft 55 will be similarly changed to move the gear 51 to engage one or the other gears 52, as shown in Fig. 20. When the gear 51 engages one gear 52.the shaft will be rotated in one direction to similarly rotate the screw propeller 56. However, when-the position of the shaft 55 is shifted to cause the gear-51 to engage the other gear 52 the shaft 55 will be rotated in the opposite direction and cause the screw propeller to be similarly rotated in the opposite direction. This changes the movement of the boat to either hereinbefore described. Each'of the drums II! is ro-tatively supported upon a shaft I5! extended between the sides of the hull it of theboat. Each of'the drums III isprovided at one end with an outwardly extending projection I 32 which engages into a complementary recess I33 formed in the adjacent end of the next adjacent drum. Each drum II'l carries a handle I34. The bottom end of the handle I 34 is securely attached to its respective drum II! and extends upwards to be moved in one direction or the other for rotating its complementary drum to wind or unwind the cable of the drum.

Means is provided upon each of the handles lfi ifor' holding the drums II! in a position in which the cables are either wound'upcn or unwound from the drums. This means comprises a rod E35 slidably supported. in brackets I3 5 mounted upon'the handle I35. A spring I 3'I'is coaxially mounted'upon the rod I35 and operates between the top bracket I36 and a collar'I38.

v seesaw The spring IBTacts to-urgethe rod-l35 down wards to engage the teethof a segmental-"rack 39. The segmental racks-.lC-B for eachef the lock- -mechanisms is securelymounted *upon' a platformldi built upon a portion ofthe hull i It thus becomes apparent that when the rod i 35 isptuledup by gripping the handle 14% mounted upon the'top end thereof, against 'theaction of the spring 53?, the bottom end-of" the'rod" E35 wiil'he disengaged from the teeth eras respective segmental rack 39, permitting the free liandieto be pivoted in one direction or" the other to similarly turn its-respective drum H? and wind.- or unwind its respective cable. The

cables of the drums Hi after-leaving the drums extenddownwards and-engage over one or: a plurality ofpu-lleys l 5,2 rotativel'y supported upon a-shaft i l-3. The shaft M345 extended between the sidesof' thehull H34 The cables'after leaving the pulleys M2- continue to their "respective I mechanisms which theyare adapted to'control as-hereinbeforedescribed.

' 'The operation'of this invention is as followsi Let us assume that all of the-operative-parts of the device are in thepositions' shown in Fig. l, and that a wind is blowing dire-ctlyat the propeller 33. If thewind strikesgthe blades'tt of the propeller it will cause the propeller to be rotated to similarly rotate the tubular shaft 34; which rotations will be transmittedto themain shaft 2 through the medium of the gears 35 and 3. Rotations of the main shaft 24 will be transmitted to the shaft 55 through the medium 'cf'the'gears 52-and' 51- to'rotate the screwepro- V peller 56 and cause the boat to be moved forward across the surface ofthe water. Shifting wind directions will contact the wind vane 6E! and r- V tate the spider on the track E9 to maintainithe pro pellerei directed into the wind to beconstantly rotated thereby. Since the turning of the spider may turn independently of the main shaft and maintain the. intenengagedpositions of the gears ifi and 36 to cause the main shaft 24 to be continuously driven by the propeller 33.

To control the movements of the boat upon the the wind vane to be brought' into a? position to turn the propeller that a position transverse to the wind current to prevent it -fromwotating the mainshaft thehlo'ck-device l3- must-he on erat cd. The "handle of this leck device is: moved to rotate its respective dr'um H11 andwind the cable if? on this fd'rum and raise the collars and Y upwards-on the stub' sliaft 'za, to pull the cable 12; This pivots thalatclileirer'fit and dis 'engagesthe latch meinbe'r- 6'? from its keeper: 6'3,

freeing the "wind vane en; The lock mechanism l i 6 is-then operated by movingi-ts handle I34: to

rotate its drum and windth'eeable' [98 011 171118 drum to pivot the-lever W5 downwards'against thelaction'ofthe spring [We e-Thi's pulls the cable i8 3 and pivots the arm 91 to raise -the collar flwt As the collar raises, it similarly raises its tubular shaft 83 andengages theteetn 95 0117116 shafts-3 withthe teeth on theadja'eentend of the tubular shaftjfit-carryingthegear 83.-- The shaft 33 being'loeked to therbd fik'i the iiat'er- V engagement" of the teethQE alsolockSthe tubular shaft 3 t0 thl0d 85; The wheel 82 o-r 'th shaft 85 "may-then be rotated to rotate-the sprocket es andadvance the chain a} to-rot'ate the sprocket 8d;

Y Rotations tubular shaft 84 which i is how locked to' the rod 35." Rotationsof' thegear 83 will 'b'e trans I mitted' to" the gear; 19"thro1 1gh the medium of the gears 33% and 32 mounted ionthe tubular the spider and'the main shaft Z i-"are concentric surface of the water thewheellfZS ofthe drive 1 the other to similarly rotate the drum E22 and simultaneously wind one cable of the pair of cables I29 and I3B'upon the drum while the other is; unwound therefrom, causing the lever Hi to be pivoted'and similarly turnthe shaft mechanism may be'turned'in one direction or r blades will be extended parallel to' the-"direction iv in which the "wind currents are traveling; I ee i'Zil, carrying the rudder H9. As-the rudder H8 is turned it causes the boat to be similarly turned and provides a mechanism for steering the boat on the surface of thewateru If it is desired to reverse the rotation of the screw propeller. 56 to cause the boat to move backwards across the surface ofthe water it is merely necessary to manipulate th'ellock device I 18. If the rod I35 of the lock device 1 I8 is raised the handle 13% of this lock device may be pivoted in a proper direction to rotate its respective drum Ill. This causes one of the cables 115 to be wound upon the drum While the other cable I I5 is unwound from the drum. This causes the position of the shaft to be shifted," shifting the gear 5? and bringing it out of meshWit-h one of the gears 52 to bring it into meshwith the other gear 52. Since the gears 52 rotate in Opposite directions this shifting of the gear 5'! will cause the rotation of the shafts 55 to be reversed in which the V and similarly reverse the direction screw-propeller 55 is rotated;

currents shaft e: The'gear "T53 is locked to the shaft-t l carryihgtheyane Ell-Fahd as the shaft rotates -tlre Windyane' will he pivotedathi'ough -substan tia1ly-96 to assume a vposition-adjac'ent the next 7 arm' of the Snider as shown in full' lines" in"F1g-.'"-5I The dot anddash-lines in thisffigure illustrate t-he-position'fro'm which-the wind vane te h'as been moved; In: this new position thelockmech anismwas returned to its riormal position to release'the latch lever GS and' permitthe 'latch .me'mhers'l 't-o engage-the latch keeper 8'8 moi-Ant ed upon the bracket fie-of the-arm of -the spider adjacent this new positionofthe wind vane"8;'

As wind eu'rrents strike this vane its newposition it will {tend to rotate the spider and keep the wind pro-peller 'tt ina" position-inwhich its venting the propeller-from b'eing' rotatediby these This -latter' positi'ohof 'the prop'eller prevents the screw J propeller et from hem-gm tated andpe'rmits the vessel-to assume a'station;

'ary posit-ion 'the 'surfstce of the'water.

- 'WhileIhave'illustratedfanddescribed-thepreferred "embodiments of'Imt/"lnve'ntien, it is to bef States Letters Patent-isz; V r, f l. A-propeller sailboat -rnachine,- comprisinga frame to be mounted on a boat and havingiaf horizontalcircular track portiona spider rotatively and coaxially. mounted ens-aid circular track and h'avinga radial propeller support red, a wind propeller rotative on said support'rodfla irotative mam shaftcoaxially.withsaiwcirculan track portion, a transmission connecting said To shift the position-- the wind vane with" relation to the propeller lll ah'ctitrack lfi to cause of r the sprocket will similarly. r0 tate the rodtd andthe gear-"83 mountedon'the propeller ,and'mainshaft, a reversible water propellerdi'ive for said boat and operatively connectedwith said'main shaft; a wind vane movably, mounted on said spider for rotating said spider to keep said Wind propeller headed into the wind when in an initialpositionand movable to a secondposition for rotating said spiderto move and keep said wind propeller transversely ofthe wind and thus inoperative, means for moving said wind vane at willinto its initial position or its: second position, and means for locking said wind vane in its-initial orsecond position, said frame being characterized by a plurality of upwardly extending posts positioned adjacent the outer edge of said circular track, saidrcircular track being characterized by a pair of horizontal circular track members vertically spaced from eachother. and having their outer faces supported upon said posts leaving their inner faces free to receive said spider.

2. A propeller sailboat machine, comprising a frame to be mounted on a boat and having a horizontal circular track portion, a spider rotatively and coaxially mounted on said circular track and having a radial propeller support rod,

a wind propeller rotative on said support rod, a

rotative main shaft coaxially with said circular track portion, a transmission connecting said propeller and'main shaft, a reversible water propeller drive for saidboat and operatively connected with said main shaft, a wind vane movably mounted n said spider for rotating said spider to keep said wind propeller headed into the wind when in an initial position and movable to a second position for, rotating said spider to move and keep said wind propeller transversely of the wind and thus inoperative, means for moving said wind vane at will into its initial position or its second position, and means for locking said wind vane in its; initial or second position, said spider being characterized by a hub attached to a rotatively supported stub shaft having its bottom end rotatively mounted upon the top endof said main shaft, and a plurality of rods extending from said hub and engaging said circular track, one of said rods being said propeller support rod. 1

propeller drive for said boat and operatively con-c in their radially extended positionwith relation to said tubular shaft. j i

, i. A propeller sailboat machine, comprising a frame to be mounted on a boat and having a horizontal circulartrack portion, a'spider rotatively and coaxially mounted on said circular track and having a radial propeller support rod, a wind propeller rotative on said support rod, 21, rotative main shaft coaxially with said circular track portion, a transmission connecting said propeller and main shaft, a reversible: water propeller drive for said boat and operatively connected with said main shaft, a wind vane movably mounted on said spider for rotating said spider to keep said wind propeller headed into the wind when in an initial position and movable to a second position forrotating said spider to move and keep said wind propeller transversely of the wind and thus inoperative, means for moving said wind vane'at will into its initial position or its second position'pand means for. locking said wind vane in its 'initial orsecond position, said wind propeller comprising a tubular shaft engaging said propeller support rod, a plurality of propeller blades extending from said tubular shaft, means connecting the outer ends of said propeller blades to rigidly mount them in fixed positions With'relation to each other, and means for ,maintaining saidpropeller blades in their radially extended position with relation to said tubular shaft, said transmission comprising a bevel gear mounted uponone end of said tubular shaft and engaging a complementary, beveled gear mounted pon the top end of said main drive shaft. i 1 r 5. A propeller sailboat'machine, comprising a frame to be mounted on a boat and having a horizontal circular track portion, a spider rotatively propeller headed into the wind when in an-ininected with said main shaft,- a wind vane movably mounted on said spider for rotating said spider to keep said wind propeller headed into the wind when in. an initial position and movable to a second position for rotating said spider to move and keep saidwind propeller transversely of the wind and thus inoperative, means for moving said wind vane at will into its initial position or its second position, and means for locking said wind vane in'its initial or second position, said wind propeller comprising a tubular shaft engaging said propeller support rod, a plurality of propeller blades extending frornl said tubular shaft, means connecting the outer ends of said propeller blades to rigidly mount them in fixed positionsflwith relation to eachother, and means for maintaining said propeller blades tial position and movable to a second position for rotatingsai d spider. to move and keep said wind propeller transversely of the wind and thus inoperative, means for moving said wind van'e'at will into its initialpositicn or its second posi-' end of said wind vane securely mounted on the top thereof, a gear mounted on said'shaft supporting said wind vane, and a transmission system manually controllable for rotating said gear to similarly rotatesaid shaft and pivot said wind vane.

' 6. A propeller sailboat machine, comprising a frame to be mounted on a boat and having a horizontal circular track'portion, a spider rotatively and coaxially mounted on said circular track and having a radial propeller support rod, a wind propeller rotative on said support rod, a rotative main shaft coaxially with said circular track portion, a transmission connecting said propeller and main shaft, a reversible water 'p'ropeller drive for said boat and operatively connected with said main shaft, a wind vane movably mounted on said spider-"for rotating said spider to keep said wind propeller headed into the wind when in an initial position and movable to a second position for rotating said spider to move and keep said wind propeller transversely of the wind and thus inoperative, means for moving said wind vane at will into its initial position or its second position, and means for locking saidwind vane in its initial or second position, said means for locking said wind vane in its ini-, tial or second position comprising a'latch lever pivotally mounted on said wind vane, a latch member m-ounted on one end of said latch lever,

Vkeepers mounted upon said spider adjacent said initial and second position of said wind vane to be engaged by said latch member, resili nt means urging said'latch lever into a position in which I said latch member will maintain an engaged position with one of said keepers, and means for pivotingsaid latch lever to free said Wind vane to be moved.

7. A propeller sailboat machine, comprising a frame to be mounted on a boat and having a horizontal circular track portion, a spider rotatively and coaxially mounted on said circular track and having a radial propeller support rod, a wind propeller rotative on said support rod, a rotative main shaft coaxially with said circular track portion, a transmission connecting said propeller and main shaft, a reversible water pro- I said cord and pivot said latch lever.

spider to keep said wind propeller headed into the wind when in an initial position and movable to a second position for rotating said spider to move and keep said wind propeller transversely gaged by saidlatch member, resilient means'urgingsaid latch lever into a'position in which said latch member will maintain an'engaged position with one of said keepers, and means for pivoting i said latch lever to free said wind vane to be moved, said latter means comprising a flexible cord attached to one end of said latch lever and extended to a d'rumadapted to be rotated for winding the free end of said cord thereon to pull JOE cAsIPLE, 7 a

peller drive for said" boat and operatively. con nected with said main shaft, a wind vane, mov ably mounted on said spider for rotating said 

